Wednesday, March 2, 2011

It's soap time again!

I really enjoyed my soapmaking endeavors last fall, and couldn't wait to make some more. After selling off a bunch of the soap I made, as well as giving a lot away as Christmas gifts, I was down to merely 10 bars of soap for our family! And out of those 10, six went to Israel with Drew (he requested to take mom's soap along - love that boy.) Anyways, I put some thought into what I'd like to try next and got my supplies replenished, and made 8 batches. That is the really fun part of it for me - thinking of something new to do. It was interesting experimenting with new essential oils and different spices for color. There are four types of goat milk soap and four types of all vegetable oil soap. The first two are made especially for hands, and the rest are great all-body soaps.

One thing I realized is, that you are fairly limited color-wise and scent-wise when you choose to be an all-natural soaper. But that's ok, as I think it's totally worth it and I absolutely love using all natural ingredients. My skin is so much less dry than it used to be. In fact, I used to say I had dry skin and I don't think I can even say that anymore. Amazing what happens when you stop rubbing detergent all over yourself!

Soaps are still 4 for $10. If you are interested, please email me at harasick@ca.rr.com or click on the mail icon at the end of this post.

I can ship 4 bars for $4.95, and can quote you shipping for more bars if you like. If you live locally, I can just give them to you in person.

Remember, not all bars are exactly the same size, shape or weight - each one is hand cut. As they sell, I will try to update the blog with the quantities of each still available.

This soap contains brewed Kenyan coffee and coffee grounds, and the spicy aroma of clove bud essential oil. Use on hands for dissolving the smell of garlic and onion. Not a great all body soap unless you like a good exfoliation.

Apricot Kernel helps make this soap very exfoliating. Not a good shower soap, but great for scrubbing hands clean anytime, and especially after gardening. I love this smell of this soap - so clean and refreshing! The combination of lavender and lemongrass is divine.

Normally, the colorant wouldn't be in the title of the soap, but French Green Clay is not merely used as a colorant in this soap, but the minerals in the clay actually benefit skin by absorbing impurities. Also added were crushed sage leaves and the fresh citrusy scent of pink grapefruit essential oil. A great all body and especially nice complexion soap.

Same as the "Sweet Baby" soap I made in the fall, but this time with an eensy amount of lavender essential oil, and just a little swirl of lavender color on top. Still gentle and mild,a great soap for babies' skin or for those who like a plain, super moisturizing soap.

This is not the "spicy" ginger you think of when you eat a gingersnap. This essential oil is from the ginger bark, and is much more earthy in scent. Key lime essential oil is mixed in for a burst of citrus. Naturally coloring the soap are dried calendula petals. Calendula is not only beautiful, but has antibacterial and antiseptic properties. A great all body and especially nice complexion soap.

I love lemon poppyseed muffins, so I knew I'd love this soap. I have really fallen in love with lemon essential oil. Poppyseeds add a nice texture and light exfoliation. For some reason, this soap turned light pink in areas after a few weeks on the curing block. I was a little disappointed but it is still a lovely soap and smells super lemon fresh. A great all body soap.

This one could be my favorite. It looks good enough to eat! The aroma of orange and cloves together is spicy-sweet and really yummy! Organic oats and ground cloves add texture for light exfoliaton, while turmeric adds orange flecks of color. A great all body soap.

3 comments:

Love your blog and love that you are a sister in Christ..and that your son is with Jesus! I just got my first products for soap making today. I am just standing here looking at them saying to myself oh boy, what next. Any advice? :)Susan

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I live in a rural pocket of Los Angeles and am a Christian, a wife, a mother, and a grammie. My family is my biggest joy. I simply love being a homemaker and sharing bits of our blessed ranch life here on my blog.
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